Perceived Preparedness and Knowledge of Substance Abuse Among Recent MSW Graduates: Advanced Standing Revisited

Lcsw-C, Jayshree S. Jani PhD Msw; Bcd, Lynda Sowbel PhD Msw Lcsw-C; Msw, Alexa Smith-Osborne PhD; Msw, Joohee Yum PhD; Lcsw-C, Angela Mollette Msw Lcsw; Msw, Diane Hall PhD; Msw, Rena Bina

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“…These professions offer their professional coursework at the graduate level with preprofessional undergraduate programs. Given that social work differs markedly, the question of comparability between the level of performance of AS and traditional students has been asked, although research on the topic is minimal, with results mostly supportive of similarities between the groups (i.e., Carrillo & Thyer, 1994;Jani et al, 2009;Knight, 1993) with some exception (O'Neil, 1980). The ambiguous construct, level of performance, has been operationalized in several different ways.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Thyer, Vonk, and Tandy (1996) used students' licensure exams scores as a measure. Jani et al (2009) were more specific in the type of performance to be measured, and they were particularly interested in specialized work with substance-abusing clients. Their outcome measures included self-report measures of perceived preparedness and perceived knowledge to work with clients displaying substance-abuse issues.…”

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Research Knowledge of Advanced Standing and Traditional Students: Implications for BSW Education

Charles¹,

Perkins²,

Ward³

et al. 2019

Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work

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The advanced standing model of social work education, which affords graduate credit to qualified BSW students who pursue their MSW, has not been without issue or controversy, including questions of potential differences in performance on various educational outcomes. Specifically related to research curriculum, the importance of which is often not wholly embraced by students, this article reports the results of a secondary data analysis comparing research knowledge among advanced standing and traditional MSW students as well as among the various undergraduate majors (i.e., BSW, psychology, and sociology). Results suggest that research knowledge is similar and low across student subgroups. Important differences in research knowledge were found among student groups based on undergraduate major, with BSW undergraduates without advanced standing, on average, scoring lower than any other group. Implications for BSW research curriculum are considered.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Research Knowledge of Advanced Standing and Traditional Students: Implications for BSW Education

Charles¹,

Perkins²,

Ward³

et al. 2019

Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work

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“…Hutchinson and D. Allnock the USA during the last decade on approaches to and levels of social work education on substance use (Caldwell, 2007;Decker, Brenner, & Murtagh, 2005;Quinn, 2010;Richardson, 2007); and on the impact of substance use training on practice (Bina et al, 2008;Jani et al, 2009;Jones, Packard, & Nahrstedt, 2002;Smith, Whitaker, & Weismiller, 2006). However, there have been limited equivalent studies completed in England.…”

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Implementing Rigorous Survey Methodology within Contexts of Social Work Education, Training and Practice: A Case Study in Substance Use

Hutchinson

Allnock

2014

Social Work Education

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With the integration of evidence-based practice central to all areas of social work education and training across the globe, it is crucial that we continue to engage with the methodological challenges inherent in gathering this evidence, particularly when it is related to the nature of social work education itself. As a result, this paper addresses some of the methodological challenges involved in examining the education available to social workers on engaging with substance use, both within the social work academy and local authorities in England. Drawing on experiences of implementing large scale online surveys from three substantial research projects completed by the authors, this paper highlights four methodological themes: (1) Constructing a representative sampling frame; (2) Identifying participants within organisations with many departments; (3) Response rates; and (4) Questionnaire design. While these are familiar methodological considerations, this article draws attention to the specific complexities of gathering 'representative' knowledge to inform educational strategies on substance use within social work education and employment contexts. Finally this paper offers lessons learned and guidance for social work academics, students and practitioners who are minded to build, or draw from, an evidence-base using representative samples from and within these environments.

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“…Social workers estimate that 18% of their clients across all practice areas have a substance use disorder, which is twice that of the general population (Weismiller, Whitaker, & Smith, 2005). Yet, some studies report a lack of perceived preparedness and knowledge among recent graduates in the U.K. (Galvani & Forrester, 2011) and the U.S. (Jani et al, 2009) to work with those impacted by substance abuse.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…According to a report surveying members of the U.S. National Association of Social Workers (NASW), only 42% of social work students have received any substance use disorder education, mostly via electives, rather than core courses in the curriculum (Weismiller et al, 2005). However, it is often recommended that schools of social work infuse substance use disorder material within the generalist curriculum, as well create substance abuse counselor training programs (Jani, 2009;Weismiller, et al, 2005;Wilkey, Lundgren, & Amodeo, 2013).…”

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Preparing social workers for practice with LGBT populations affected by substance use: perceptions from students, alumni, and service providers

Dentato

Kelly

Lloyd

et al. 2017

Social Work Education

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Trends in the field of service among those with alcohol and other drug addictions highlight the urgent need for schools of social work to effectively train students to serve clients with substance use disorders, as well as to have cultural competence to effectively serve disproportionately affected and historically underserved lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) consumers. Online surveys and interviews examined graduate social work (MSW)/certified alcohol and drug counselor (CADC) student preparedness to work in the field of addictions with members of the LGBT community within one university located within the United States. Overall, results indicated that students and alumni did not feel adequately prepared through coursework to practice with LGBT populations affected by substance use, while still feeling clinically competent to practice with LGB populations moreso than with transgender consumers. Similar findings related to unique differences associated with perceptions of faculty support, introducingLGBT topics and how they are handled in the classroom, along with field preparedness to practice with LGB individuals when compared to members of the transgender community. A majority of service providers noted an overall commitment and competence to serve LGBT consumers as well as positive perceptions of students and alumni to do the same. Implications will examine the critical role of faculty in addressing some of the challenges related to effective preparation of social work students to practice with LGBT consumers affected by substance use disorders, along with suggestions for changes within the curricula, and the need for ongoing field trainings and unique placement experiences.

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Perceived Preparedness and Knowledge of Substance Abuse Among Recent MSW Graduates: Advanced Standing Revisited

Cited by 12 publications

References 42 publications

Research Knowledge of Advanced Standing and Traditional Students: Implications for BSW Education

Research Knowledge of Advanced Standing and Traditional Students: Implications for BSW Education

Implementing Rigorous Survey Methodology within Contexts of Social Work Education, Training and Practice: A Case Study in Substance Use

Preparing social workers for practice with LGBT populations affected by substance use: perceptions from students, alumni, and service providers

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